ἐξουσία exousia · G1849

authority

ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al. ; ] ; 1. prop., liberty or power to act, freedom to exercise the inward force or faculty expressed by δύναμις (which see): 1Co.9:12; ἐ. ἔχειν, 2Th.3:9; id. before inf., Jhn.10:18, 1Co.9:4, 5; with genitive obj., Rom.9:21; before ἐπί, with accusative, Rev.22:14; περί, 1Co.7:37. ; 2. Later (cf. Milligan, Th., 114; MM, Exp., xiv), of the power of right, authority: Mat.21:33, Mrk.11:28, Luk.20:2; of Messianic authority, Mat.9:6, Mrk.2:10, al.; of apostolic authority, 2Co.10:8 13:10; of the authority of …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐξουσ-ία, ἡ, ; (ἔξεστι) power, authority to do a thing, with infinitive, χαίρειν καὶ νοσεῖν ἐ. πάρεστι []; ἐξουσίαν ὁ νόμος δέδωκε permission to do.., []; ἐπὶ τῇ τῆς εἰρήνης ἐ. with the freedom permitted by peace, [] power of life and death, []; πρᾶγμα οὗ τὴν ἐ. ἔχουσιν ἄλλοι control over.., []; ἐ. τινός power over, licence in a thing, τοῦ λέγειν []; ἐν μεγάλῃ ἐ. τοῦ ἀδικεῖν[]; κατὰ τὴν οὐκ ἐ. τῆς ἀγωνίσεως from want of qualification for.., []: absolutely, power, authority, []; 2 abuse of …

Where it's used 103 times

Matthew 7:29 · Matthew 8:9 · Matthew 9:6 · Matthew 9:8 · Matthew 10:1 · Matthew 21:23 · Matthew 21:24 · Matthew 21:27 · Matthew 28:18 · Mark 1:22 · Mark 1:27 · Mark 2:10 · Mark 3:15 · Mark 6:7 · Mark 11:28 · Mark 11:29 · Mark 11:33 · Mark 13:34 · Luke 4:6 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 5:24 · Luke 7:8 · Luke 9:1 · Luke 10:19 · Luke 12:5 · Luke 12:11 · Luke 19:17 · Luke 20:2 · Luke 20:8 · Luke 20:20 · Luke 22:53 · Luke 23:7 · John 1:12 · John 5:27 · John 10:18 · John 17:2 · John 19:10 · John 19:11 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 5:4 · Acts 8:19 · Acts 9:14 · Acts 26:10 · Acts 26:12 · Acts 26:18 · Romans 9:21 · Romans 13:1 · Romans 13:2 · Romans 13:3 · 1 Corinthians 7:37 · 1 Corinthians 8:9 · 1 Corinthians 9:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Corinthians 9:6 · 1 Corinthians 9:12 · 1 Corinthians 9:18 · 1 Corinthians 11:10 · 1 Corinthians 15:24 · 2 Corinthians 10:8 … and 43 more

Source: TBESG G1849; TFLSJ G1849

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